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Typhoon Strikes West Coasts of Japan, Evacuation Advisories Issued

Eyewitness footage captures typhoon Jebi lashing Nishinomiya, Japan. Over one million people have been issued evacuation advisories.

 

                     SEPTEMBER 4th, 2018

 

By Patryk Krych | The World Daily

 

Typhoon Strikes West Coasts of Japan, Evacuation Advisories Issued

 

Typhoon Jebi (Korean, meaning ‘Swallow’) has struck the West coasts of Japan, bringing with it heavy rainfall, powerful winds, landslides and floods, following the strong summer heatwaves that had already torn through the country prior to the disaster.

Photos are already spreading across social media of fallen trees blocking roads, man-made structures brought to the ground, and even information from a coast guard regarding a 2590 tonne tanker forced by strong winds into crashing into a bridge, that had connected Kansai airport to the mainland. Luckily, the tanker was vacant, and nobody had been injured as a cause of the incident.

 

 

 

According to NHK public TV; In some areas of the coast, tides were higher now than they ever were since the typhoon back in 1961. As such, evacuation advisories have been issued to over a million people, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said, and over 700 flights have been cancelled due to the strong winds and flooding of some international runways, Kansai included, the NHK stated.

Shikoku island, the smallest main island off Japan’s West coast was the first to be hit by the typhoon at around noon, traversing around Honshu, the largest part of the island, not far from the city of Kobe, before swiftly moving Northward.

In one part of Shikoku, wind speeds of up to 210km/h have been recorded, and nearly 100mm of rain had poured upon the city of Kyoto, with at least 500mm more expected to come down within the next 24 hours.

Toyota Motor Corp mentioned that it was forced into cancelling the night shift at 14 plants, and over 177,000 homes have lost power according to the Ministry of Economy. Tokyo will be spared the full force of the storm, but will still suffer from strong winds and increased downpours over the course of the week.

 

By Patryk Krych | The World Daily

 

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